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polished-wood bar; during mealtimes, a pianist entertains on the baby grand. Order a clas-
sic cocktail and enjoy the tray of elegant finger food that comes with it.
LA PUERTO RICO
( 4331-2215;
www.lapuertoricocafe.com.ar
; Adolfo Alsina 416; 7am-8pm Mon-Fri, 8am-7pm Sat,
noon-7pm Sun)
One of the city's most historic cafes, La Puerto Rico has been going strong
since 1887 but remains miraculously un-touristy. Located a block south of Plaza de Mayo,
the place serves great coffee and pastries, the latter baked on the premises. Old photos on
the walls hint at a rich past and the Spanish movies that have been filmed here.
CAFE
ALSINA
( 4331-3231;
www.palacioalsina.net
; Adolfo Alsina 940; Sun, plus 1 Fri per month)
One of BA's
biggest gay parties is Alsina's
Fiesta Dorothy
, on just one Friday a month. Expect the city's
majority population of cute gay guys in attendance as DJs crank up the house - a beautiful
building with three floors of open balconies, chandeliers and thick drapes - with dance,
hip-hop and techno riffs. Sunday's Club One is more hetero-friendly.
CLUB
BAHREIN
( 6225-2731;
www.bahreinba.com
;
Lavalle 345; Wed, Fri & Sat)
Attracting a good share of
BA's tattooed youth, Bahrein is a hugely popular downtown club housed in an old bank
(check out the 'vault' in the basement). On the ground floor is the lounge-like Funky
Room where resident DJs spin house music and electronica. Downstairs is the happening
Xss discotheque, an impressive sound system and a dance floor for hundreds.
CLUB
COCOLICHE
( 4342-9485; Av Rivadavia 878; Fri & Sat)
An effortlessly cool DJ club in BA is this
electronic-music paradise, based in a slightly run-down old mansion. It's the downstairs
basement, gritty and nearly always packed, that holds the main stage, a fantastic sound
system and a state-of-the-art light show. Breakbeat, drum and bass, reggaeton and elec-
tronic
cumbia
(Colombian music) entertain; when you need a break, head to the 2nd-floor
chill-out room.
CLUB
